Coin savings bank



y 1933- c. L. DAWSON 1,908,126

COIN SAVINGS BANK Filed April 24, 1928 31' 55 fia flvpnfan p 52 I 4 118 57 j t 15 Patented May 9, 1933 (Un t) srarss CLARENCE IJ- DAWSON, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA COIN SAVINGS BANK Application filed April 24,

This invention relates to coin receptacles, and more particularly pertains to savings banks of the type adapted to receive and contain a predetermined number of coins of one denomination.

An object of the invention is to provide a coin receptacle of the above character having a plurality of separate coin magazines arranged around a common center, together with means whereby the several magazines may be filled with coins deposited in a single coin receiving slot, whereby the receptacle may be constructed in a watch shaped casing and thereby rendered convenient for carrying in a pocket like a watch.

Another object is to provide the receptacle with an indicator or counter for designating the number of coins deposited therein, which is operated by the placing of 29 the coins in the coin receiving slot.

Another object is to provide a coin receptacle embodying a rotary coin conveyer carrying a guideway to which a coin is delivered through a slot in the receptacle casing 2a and adapted to deliver a coin to certain of several coin receiving magazines on rotation of the carrier, and in which means are provided for normally locking the carrier against rotation relatively to the receptacle casing operable by depositing a coin in the guideway to release the carrier and permit rotation thereof.

Another object is to provide an arrange ment whereby the aforesaid locking means 5 and the coin counter or indicator actuating means will be carried on the coin conveyer and be so interconnected as to operate collectively on placing a coin in the guide way.

A further object is to provide a coin receptacle embodying the above and other features in which the parts are of simple construction and adapted to be readily assembled.

Vith the foregoing objects in view, to-

gether with such other objects and advantages as'may subsequently appear, the invention resides in the parts and features, and in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described 0 and claimed and illustrated by way of ex- 1928. Serial No. 272,443.

ample in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a view of the coin receptacle as seen in front elevation; I

Fig. 2 is a view of same as seen in side elevation;

Fig. 3 is a view in rear elevation;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the upper end of the receptacle with portions broken away;

Fig. 5 is a view in section and elevation as seen on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2 in the direction indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 6 is a view in vertical section taken on the line 66 of Fig.1;

F ig. 7 is aperspective view of the coin magazine partition member as detached;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a rotary face plate, showing the rear side thereof;

Fig. 9 is a detail in cross-section as seen on the line 9-9 of Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawing more specifically, A indicates generally the receptacle casing, which is here shown and is by preference of watch shape form; it embodying a cylindrical side wall 10 fitted with a radially projecting stem 11 and including a back wall 12, hinged at 13 and forming a closure for the back of the casing. A key controlled catch 14 mounted in the stem 11 is engageable with a keeper '15 on the closure wall 12 to lock the Jatter in its closed position.

In carrying out my invention, the casing A is formed with a partition 16 extending parallel with the back wall 12 and connected at its margin to the inner surface of the side wall 10 in spaced relation to the forward edge of the latter. This partition 16 is formed with a series of. openings 17 through which coins are adapted to pass flatwise from the front of the partition 16 for depositing in magazines indicated generally at 18. A plurality of these magazines, of any suitable number, and three of which are here shown, are arranged around a common center constituting the axis of the cylindrical casing. The coin receiving magazines 18 are here shown as formed by a block 19 projecting from the back of the partition 16 centrally thereof and having radiating members 20 projecting between the openings 17, the side faces of which are formed in continuation of the margins of the openings, and are adapted to conform to a portion of the margins of a coin. The block 19 isforrned with a central bore 21 in whielris reoeived a pivot pin 22ers shown in Fig. 6; the pin bein formed with a head 23 on its outer end an being engaged at its inner end by a'detachable pin 24" passed therethrough and seating in a channel 25 on the end face of the block 19, whereb the pivot pin is held against mtation an detachment while the pin 24 is in place. Removal-of the pin 24 permits ready detachment of the pivot pin 22.

Hevolubry mounted on the pivot is a circular face plate B which is in 22 ormed with a central openm 26 to receive the pivot pin 22 and is provided with a marginal flan e 27 forseating on the outer margin oft cylindrical side wall 10 of the casin gA. The plate B is held in place by the pivot pin 22 in a seated position on the eating A, and is designed to be manually related and-for which purpose is rovided with a hand-held 28; The face p ate B is to constitute acoin conveyer; it being provided with a guideway 29 on its rear face fornr'ed by spaced parallel shouldrs a and b projectin gfrom the marginal portions of its rear face, and to which guideway a coinma y' be delivered through a coin reteivingsleteo-formedin the well 10. The back face of the face plate B formed with an anmrlar channel a surroundifig a'eentml hub pprtion d, and revolubly 't'ed in the c 'annel v is an annulus 31 armed on its-outer periphery with ratchettketh32; this inner periphery of the anmflhe m revol nbl contacting the margin of thehub d. The ace of" the annulus 31 seati on the faceplate B carries numerical in ie'ia e adapted tobe exposed through a eightopen'ing finthe face late B as shown in Fig: 1;the-annulus wit its indicia and the sight opening constituting the elements of acounter or" register for denoting the number of coins deposited in the receptacle. Asa for actuating the counter, a melee! arm' 33 is-pivoted at 34 on the back of the face ate B'with the rocker arm proyecfin diametrically across the" hub (l and owe ylng' the annulus 31 in slidable contact therewith; whereby the annulus is lielii 'in'dplace and its movement frictionally rethrd'e a' headed screw 35 screwed into the-hebdprojects thrqdgh an arcua'te slot 9 'in' the out'e'r'endportion of the arm 33 to lidlfl the latter against the annulus 31. The arm 33 is formed with anupsta'nding liph. fflfliig guideway 29 for engagement by a coin in the latter. A sprin i engagesthe arm 33' and serves to yieldafily annulus. As a means for holding the annulus against retrograde movement, a spring pawl 37 carried by the face plate B is engaged with the ratchet teeth 32 as shown in Fig. 5.

As a means for locking the face plate B against rotation with the guideway 29 registering or aligned with the coin receiving slot 30, a bolt 38 is slidably mounted on the back of the face plate, being guided in a groove formed on the latter, the outer end of which-bolt is adapted to be engaged in a notch is formed on the inner eriphery of the wall 10. The inner end 0 the bolt 38- is connected to the arm 33, being enga ed with a lug Z formed on the latter. he spring i serves to yieldably hold the bolt 38 in its locking position.

Extending between the shoulders a ancL-b of the guideway 29' and arranged in th'e'latter is a plate spring 39'which pro ects over a portion of the annwlus and serves as a means of ejecting a coin fiatwise from the guidewayinto a magazine 18 when the face plate is turned to position the coin opposite one of the openings 17 in the partition. The spring 39 is held in placeby tongues m and n on the margins thereof engagin slots-o in the shoulders at and b of the gui away.

In assembling the-coin conveyer and'lts associated parts and a lying the same to the receptacle casing, t e ratchet toothed annulus is placed in the channel 0 of a detached face plate B and the spring pawli87 is applied by positioning the inner end thereof into engagement with a slot p formed in the marginal recess with the outer hooked end of the pawl in engagement: with a ratchet tooth. The rocker arm 33 with the paw/I 36 a liixed thereto is put in place and a screw constituting thepivot 34 is screwed into engagement withan-opening q 1n the face plate; the spring 'i' being positioned astride' the screw with one end thereof bent into engagement with a socket 1' formed in the face plate and with the other endthereof bearing against the lug l. The screw 35 18 then screwed'into an opening 8 in the face plate through the slot g. The bolt 38 is put in'plaee by inserting abent inner end thereof through arr-opening in the lug l, and the outer end portion of the bolt is laid in the groove j.

The face plate is then disposed over the front of the casing whereupon the pivot pin 22 is inserted through the opening 26 from the outer face of the face plate and passed through the opening 21 in the block 19 and. the fastening pin 24: is engaged therewith. \Vhen the pivot pin 22 is thus assembled, the head 23 will seat against the outer face of the face plate and the inner face of the marginal flange 27 of the face plate will seat on the front mar-gin or rim of the easing A. On closing the hinged back wall 12, it will become locked by engagement of the key controlled latch 14 with the keeper 15. To effect removal of the face plate without injury to the structure, it is necessary to open the back wall 12 to give access to the fastening pin 24. This opening of the back wall requires the use of a key which is inserted in the outer end of the stem 11 and screwed into engagement with the latch 15% whereby the latter may be retracted out of engagement with the keeper 15. In initially assembling the toothed annulus, it is positioned with a zero indicia thereon exposed through the sight opening In the operation of the invention, a coin of a denomination which the device is designed to accommodate is inserted through the coin receiving slot 30 and into the guideway 29 so that its margin will seat on the ear 2 whereupon pressure is applied to tl coin so as to effect depression or advance 1novcment of the rocker arm 33 and therehy cause the pawl 86 to enga e the ratchet tooth on the annulus 31 and advance the latter a partial revolution and such distance as to expose a succeeding ordinal indicia (1 through the sight opening Depression of the rocker arm draws the bolt 38 out of engagement with the notch 7", whereupon by grasping the hand-held 28, the face plate B may be turned on the pivot pin 22 to bring the coin in the guideway 29 opposite an opening 17 in the partition 16. The spring 39 will then act to discharge the coin through the opening 17 into the magazine 18. On this being accomplished, the face plate may be turned in either direction to bring the bolt 88 back into engagement with the notch in whereupon the parts are in readiness to receive another coin. The face plate may be turned in either direction in conveying the coin to the coin magazine. It will be noted that operation of the rocker arm 33, on delivery of a coin to the guideway 29 on the face plate, serves to release the face plate to permit turning thereof and also effects registering or counting of the coin, and that when the arm has been depressed by pushing a coin there against, the coin will be held in the guideway by the spring 39, thus affording an obstruction that will preve t the in sertion of another coin so that it then hecomes necessary to turn the face plate,

which serves as a conveyor, to cause delivery of the coin into a receptacle in order to clear the guideway for the reception of another coin and permit further operation of the regist ring element. hen the coin magazine contiguous the guideway is filled, a coin will occupy an opening 17 which will permit conveying of coin past the filled magazine to tie succeeding unfilled magazine. The spring 39 projecting into the guideway 29 serves as a guard to prevent moval of coins through the receiving slot 3!), When it is. desired to empty n1;- magazine, the back wall 12 is opened as before described.

in constructing the device, it desirable to provide the annulus 31 with a number of ratchet teetn 32 corresponding to the number of coins constituting the capacity of the several magazines, and the numerical inoicia of the annulus arranged in ordination accordingly.

While I have shown and described a speenibodiment of my invention, 1 do not limit myself to the details of construction and arrangement shown, but may emp: v such changes and modifications as come thin the spirit and scope of the inven- 1 as defined in the accompanying claims.

I claim:

.1. A coin receptacle comprising a casing formed with a coin receiving slot, a revoluble face plate in said casing having a sight opening, a tmithed nnulus revolnbly supported on the back of said face plate having numerical indicia arranged to be exposed through said sight opening, a coin guideway carried on the back of said face plate, neans for aligning said guideway with the coin receiving slot in the casing operable to normally hell the face plate against turning in the casing, means engag able with the toothed annulus connected to said last named means operable by the positioning of a coin in said guideway to turn said annulus a portion of a revolution and operable to release the face plate, means for temporarily retaining a coin in said guideway on operation or said. last named means, means for holding said annulus against retrograde movement, and a co magazine opening to the back of said face plate, and arranged to receive a coin from said guide way on turning said face plate to bring the coin opposite the open end of the magazine.

2. In a coin receptacle, a casing having acoin receiving slot, a face plate carried by said casing having an annular channel on the back thereof, and formed with a sight opening in said channel, an annulus in said channel, ratchet teeth on said annulus, a rocker arm pivoted on said plate extending over said annulus and holding the latter in place. a pawl on said arm engageable with said 4 acuna ratchet teeth, said arm being operable by insertion of a coin in said slotto efiect turning movement of said annulus, and numerical indicia on said annulus exposable throu h said sight opening.

3. coin receptacle comprising a casing formed-with a coin receiving slot, a revoluble face plate in said casing having a sight opening, a tnrnable member revolubly supported on theback of'said face plate having numerical indicia arranged to be exposed through said sight opening, .a coin guideway carried on the back of said face plate, means for aligning said guideway with the coin receiving slot in the casing operable to normally hold'the face plate against turning in the casing, means en ageable with the turnable member connect to said last named means operable by the positioning of a coin in said guideway toturn said member a portion of a revolution and operable to release the face plate, means for temporarily holding a coin in said guideway serving to obstruct said slot, means for holding said turnable member against retrograde movement, and a coin magazine opening to the back of said face plate, and arranged to receive a coin from said ideway on turning said face plate to bring the coin opposite the open end of the magazine.

CLARENCE L. DAWSON.

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